Homemade applesauce is something that is easy to make, fast (only 10 minutes in the canning process and there’s an easy trick to skipping peeling and coring I’ll explain in the post) and you can skip the sugar entirely especially if you have sweet apples on hand.

What the heck is a shrub?! Shrubs are fruit and vinegar syrups that are a NO COOK concentrate- just a few tablespoons of shrub into a glass with sparkling water and an optional shot of libation on top, Apple Shrub is a great recipe because it takes just one apple of any variety, is fun to spice up with cinnamon or a few dissolved red-hot candies, and mixed with whiskey. It is a cocktail that will transition your beverage game right into autumn.

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